New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-29
ORDERED TO STRIKE AGAIN.
READING woRKMEN IN A SEA OF TROUBLE.
TIE DEM pRALiZED ORGANIZATION ONLY PARTIALLY
OBEYs THE sUMMONS-rHE ROAD N OPERA
ToN-NEw MEN TAKE The PLACES OF
TIL sE WIZ QCiT-COLLI RS CREWS
DIsCIIARGED-THE TROUBLE IN
THE COAL REGION.
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| TIL sE WIZ QCiT-COLLIr RS CREWS
DIsCHARGED-THE TROUBLE IN
THE COAL REGION.
fBY TELEGRAPH THE rRfnUNE.J
PHILADELPHIA Dec. !s.-What threatens to prove
general strike on the Reading Railroad system
/ pcgan this afternoon when en- crews Of freight
engines at Port Richmond refused to work a no.
tlcc was quietly issued to the men this morning
! all along the line to drop their work 1t Port
! Richmond as the different crews brought
IN their trains they Jumped from their positions
ana announced their intention of going on strike
again. The order to strike this time affects even
the watchman at the yards All ordered out
by the executive committee of the employees which
met this afternoon at Mutual Hall, Richmond and
Neh ss., and the men generally obcyed willingly
or were forced TO. The men declare now their de-
termination to fight TO the bitter end They claim
to have received adviccs from Reading, Pottsvillc
and other points on the Reading system that they
Will have the support of the cOmpanys employees
all along the line. The order to STRIKE 1t is un-
dcrsOOd, included all trains except those carrying
the United States mail. 1hls means if strictly
enforced, that the men intend to interrupt passcn
ger AS well freight traffic. The question is now
answered, the men say, as To whether they would
take up the gauntlet thrOnn down to then. BY the
coinldny.
"NE HALF OF HE CRtws rEovE LOYAL
lhe strike was announced by five shrlll whistles
from Of the wharf rats and seven of the
fourteen shifting engines repeated the signal. The
engineers ran the seven" wharf rats to siding,
"hcic the nrcs were drawn. Inc crews lett the en-
e'Aes tcd up ana went nome. SG-
p,IIht, nd, nj JOnn y. kcm, VINO Nas
az dinner at the time, was haS,iiy
s.nllnOu.d lie went cut the different plcgs
Wnc tine ram was iaiuhs IN torrents. lie lound
tiIJ OEc-Aan OF the smiling crews were loyal To
the Company, as tucy were scdtt red abo.,t the
al 10 a. a lis f.Iil
ln ~ ne'r 10 Detective Charles LcA>tcln, VINO l.
IN clE,rsc OF the lIn~cfjon Poicc about the coal
Wndr,,s aud III Il lew minutes Iuliy hlty uliccr,
"erc ola hand to protect those crews "no remained
on tucIr engines ana were loyal 10 the com. any.
lhc crews were thanked Tor their loyalty by Mr.
hcIm ana pfouI'S. Il All the necessary protection.
Inc following tc'g gram was thcn sent 10 General
Superintendent SNci.dtd:
Inc crews OF seven " hart engines remained work
| have Covered th"m VIII poccuv". aI "A tu ia, m
that ~ icy had evidenced inc H., al &" trc tonpn,
i} Ichii!"n- "l tuc,r ,rs.nrs and hO G,a~ine ia ir
hse, would promise them. # they thought u an atr
10 'rmar o1 the engines TO That h.ir posi-.
lions would hc oien ior hem at an' me. ,
y few minutes later Mr. kclm received Supcrin-
tchdcnt Nwc gard approval OF the a oNe ram.
Ia addition 10 my police, about 900 IlnNcrton
coal WharNc> and round house AT Port itchinond.
They an IN citizens dress and II would be a hard
matter 10 tell whether they hrc striking employees
or officers. They mlnglc with the strikers, listen
to their conycr>alo ions and report 10 their superols
al are aimci with Colt rcvoltcfs and carry heavy
pole. mems maccS conc, alcd beneath their over
coats. lh' Lat or arc tn same u,,d y e llnI,cr
ton men at thc recent stock yaIds strike IN
Chicago
bl,iRiErlING oirBs 10 TIE FAITHFUL
Several hundred ci,ls Lo,o I.,, ro,.i,.d o., fla.
-, IN |
company o"'''S !" i"'V I"' "'i'i'"""' I"''' VIII
be gwen TO those cmpoycs who promise to prove
loyal 10 the company. They are to be used for
fl.r rrot.ctiou 5.,aiu,i tLc '>trIxcrs IN c,c any
diniculiy should occur About three hundred were
given out thl, morning TO different employees
l..I..
Poit Richmond sud this - eniug: The most of
us have large fannie, depending on rs lGF support.
aud as 1t taxes every dollar We receive to live from
wee" /" week. We do not want To sirke ana pei
mai S'"rNr or ia.I5 TO u,.th D'!3fc tHc W,hier Is
-, Nv '.'''u," oi ."'ynori'rS n ll' iIHr
h'l' st. o,,o' CON s 10 ON tnI oIi'I anu In'n
ul"'' "S "''. ""' p'Ii'f one nan Vi INC IHcH
""''' Wv "l' ~" uS 'iI'''S
,i',''".i % S'iu ''' nor n,n i'
[ ,I LII '''' M'" ",I' , ,''i ,'',,
,i. ,,rt ~ ,l' r,', g. .,r'l. anal I,'t tl'i,i'
tl.y ,il Ia ONT If "i,i. red f." d" 80 ''''''N
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" "'''" " Imam
l"lN evening ''h'I'I ''l"S'r N'l"'I WIS
asked whether hc had received Information from
Port Richmond that seven car, had struck there.
l's.' De- replied have. and the places of
the strikers h.v been suppl H. that /, HE result
OF STRIKE Nc. and IT. viii continue to be- the result
oi any iutnrc efforts IN the same line. We are
gong Hsh' along ana propose 10 operate the road
Nht "r moved ''""V Ir.Itht cars ArNlrrEiy ana
We hiNr ioHiN MY 'odl crews di WORK III the
mann ilh" lNSioh alone. Ihr only place AT pres
,n' ".Irc '"'I' i' any ,I"nD'9 j. at Hn'ih"Nn
~" i' 'hc m'h H''S9' 10 N"tN D'''i"N' the super
81" n''h' th'n WlI huu 'tNc h'cN some oI ih'
olu m,H WHO "iI no, Tpoit p & tot Iu,y II, tnr ai,
P'.n," ''I''. '"1 N'h ""' '"S' ','-' n"""' ES'L
HhN, y"u u. M "I, any "IS ,ilms from l''' 'He CHAT
man -, ,i' 'u'INv OI~'"i'''' ~
,, , r, '','i , 'N nr =" ,ri io ,''t
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NO. ~" "'.""''"-' ~ 1N "iN ~ ''%pi %
t"'n ~ l'' I'' - u ',,' III H. 'l'"'r ''II'''N ny
d" comm I",n '''" ~ NV "r amy "'n,r
"ihcrr 81 thr company or ihdiI'ciN by any ae-
h"h oi iIr men rs s"'d p'l"i'' our "oIk is
gong ahcad
NAT II inc mrh should StrIkc 80
hat would not max" any difference. We
W.HH Keep I,"hl OH WIN ln' p"Ii'S We i"N'
hdoit"l u The men leave thrlr places VIII bc
promptly hllcd. and that Is all there Is about IT,
W" nave qulir u force 81 hoi-unl"h men az work
ana thry w"u'd not STRIKE so that we would NOT
ncrd 80 mlny m n We couId ger a large mum
bcr of new hands AZ once. rs We have scores OF